[[Conservatism]] and [[fundamentalism]], however, remain powerful opponents of liberalism. Today, liberals are [[organized]] [[politically]] on all major continents. They have played a decisive role in the [[growth]] of republics, the spread of [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_Rights civil rights] and civil liberties, the establishment of the modern welfare state, the [[institution]] of religious toleration and religious [[freedom]], and the [[development]] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Globalization globalization]. To highlight the importance of liberalism in modern life, political scientist [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Wolfe Alan Wolfe] claimed that "liberalism is the answer for which modernity is the question"[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberalism] | [[Conservatism]] and [[fundamentalism]], however, remain powerful opponents of liberalism. Today, liberals are [[organized]] [[politically]] on all major continents. They have played a decisive role in the [[growth]] of republics, the spread of [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_Rights civil rights] and civil liberties, the establishment of the modern welfare state, the [[institution]] of religious toleration and religious [[freedom]], and the [[development]] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Globalization globalization]. To highlight the importance of liberalism in modern life, political scientist [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Wolfe Alan Wolfe] claimed that "liberalism is the answer for which modernity is the question"[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberalism] |